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Research in Vestibular Science 2012;11(4): 142-145. |
전하 소뇌의 혈관성 종양으로 인한 가성 전정신경염 |
이세영, 이승한, 박은선, 유덕상 |
전남대학교 의과대학 전남대학교병원 신경과 |
Pseudo-Vestibular Neuritis Caused by a Vascular Tumor Involving the Anterior Inferior Cerebellum |
Se Young Lee, Seung Han Lee, Eun Seon Park, Deok Sang Yoo |
Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. nrshlee@chonnam.ac.kr |
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ABSTRACT |
Acute vestibular syndrome (AVS) is characterized by the rapid onset of dizziness/ vertigo accompanied by nausea/vomiting, gait unsteadiness, and nystagmus lasting a day or more. Some patients with AVS have potentially dangerous central etiologies. AVS caused by central etiologies without significant other neurologic deficit, so called pseudo-vestibular neuritis (pseudo-VN), could be difficult to be differentiated from acute vestibular neuritis. In addition to imaging studies, bedside oculomotor examination-head impulse test, nystagmus and test of skew)-is essential to identify patients with pseudo-VN. Among several central causes of AVS, brain tumor is extremely rare. We report a case of vascular tumor involving the anterior inferior cerebellum with AVS presentations. |
Keywords:
Acute peripheral vestibulopathy; Central origin vertigo; Pathologic nystagmus; Head impulse test |
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